Palettes / Colors / #CDFD9C

#CDFD9C — Light Vivid Green

#CDFD9C is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #CDFD9C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CDFD9C is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CC9BFD; it also sits naturally between #FDFD9B and #9BFD9B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 99% · Blue 61%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CDFD9C

.text { color: #CDFD9C; }
.background { background-color: #CDFD9C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFD9C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 253, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 96%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFD9C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 253, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFD9C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 253, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDFD9C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFD9C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDFD9C

Tints of #CDFD9C

Tones of #CDFD9C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC9BFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDFD9C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFD9C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CDFD9C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDFD9C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDFD9B  ·  #CDFD9D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFD9C?

#CDFD9C is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 253, 156). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFD9C?

#CDFD9C is RGB 205, 253, 156 — HSL 90°, 96%, 80% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 38%, 1%.

What colors go with #CDFD9C?

Its complement is #CC9BFD; analogous partners are #FDFD9B and #9BFD9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFD9C for text?

Black text on #CDFD9C has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.